Visit Our Taproom

Located in downtown Two Harbors overlooking Lake Superior, the Castle Danger Taproom features our current beer offerings, along with rotating taproom releases. Stop in for a pint, flight or growler to go. Hang out on our pet-friendly patio during the summer months or enjoy our great selection of board games for the whole family.

TouRs

Brewery tours are Fridays and Saturdays at 5pm and last around 30 minutes. We can accommodate groups up to 20 people at $3 per person. All proceeds are donated to the local food shelf. A beer is included on the tour. We do not offer private tours.

pRIVatE reNtaLs

At Castle Danger Brewery, we welcome beer-centered events. Please keep in mind that we are a production brewery and taproom first. We will not close the main taproom to a private party on any day that we are normally open to the public.

tEaM DanGEr voluntEErs

Castle Danger Brewery is dedicated to doing dangerously good deeds around our local community of Two Harbors and North Shore. Our Team Danger volunteer program is committed to helping us give back to the North Shore of Minnesota on a larger scale. We always welcome new volunteers, so please sign up to stay connected with upcoming opportunities.

UPCoMiNg EVeNtS:

PiNts FoR a Cause

Pints for a Cause is another avenue for Castle Danger Brewery to give back to our local community. It’s an employee-driven program that benefits local non-profits by donating $1 of every pint sold, every Wednesday of each month to each great cause.

FrequeNtlY AsKed QuestioNs

Castle Danger got its name from the dangerous reef that runs between two sets of cliffs, ending at Gooseberry River. Before Highway 61 came in the 1920’s, all traffic was by boat. Ship captains would know to stay well back from the shore between the two cliffs, or “castles,” because of the dangerous reef. As our brewery was originally located at Castle Haven Cabins in Castle Danger, it was fitting to name the brewery after something so close to us.

We do not serve food. However, we have chips, salsa and pretzels available for purchase in the taproom. There are also many delicious restaurants in the Two Harbors area that you can get take-out from and bring into the taproom, or bring your own food from home.

Yes! We welcome families to our taproom. All kids under 21 must be accompanied by a parent or guardian. We are pet friendly on our patio. We ask that you please walk them around the lawn and not through the taproom.

Interested in purchasing a keg of our dangerously good ales? We cannot legally sell directly from the brewery. The easiest way is to contact your local liquor store in Minnesota that sells Castle Danger beer and order a keg through them.

At our taproom, we will fill any non-glass (stainless steel, Nalgene, etc.) growler as long as it’s clean. You can exchange any glass growler for a filled growler of ours, paying only for the beer within. Due to MN State Law we are only allowed to fill growlers that are 64oz or 750ml.

Currently, we are focusing on being deep in Minnesota, as it is our home state. Recently, we’ve signed a distribution contract that will take us to the western border of Minnesota, which means you are now able to get Castle Danger beer anywhere in Minnesota. Through our distributors, we are able to deliver beer to the border towns of Superior, WI and Fargo, ND.

Our George Hunter Stout is brewed in honor of our brewer and founder’s great-great grandfather. George Hunter was an Irish immigrant from Belfast, Ireland who owned and operated the Iron Range Brewing Co. in Tower, MN during the late 1800’s up until Prohibition. And yes, the picture on the can is the real George Hunter.

Clint and Jamie designed the logo by using the MacFarlane family crest as the base and added their neighbor’s view of Lake Superior: a white pine tree on an actual Castle Danger cliff overlooking Lake Superior. In the winter of 2006, Clint took this picture at sunrise with the intent that it would make the perfect beer label for his homebrew. From there, we digitized and enhanced it, creating the logo that you see today.

Cans have come a long way from what they were known for in the past. Aluminum keeps light away from the beer, allowing it to stay fresh longer than bottles. Cans are also much more environmentally friendly. The North Shore area has a high volume of outdoor enthusiasts who would much rather bring cans of beer than glass bottles camping, hiking, backpacking, etc.